Dr. Christine Foss has a master’s degree in sports medicine from Old Dominion University, a Doctorate in Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences. She is a certified athletic trainer, diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, diplomate of the American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board and an Internationally Certified Sports Chiropractor. Currently, she is the director and lead instructor of the NYCC Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician program, education chair for the Federation Internationale de Chiropractique du Sport, and director of education for Foot Levelers. She has worked with Team U.S.A. Track and Field, men’s gymnastics and World Games as a medical staff member.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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A central challenge in creating our identity is that chiropractic is a method of care, not a technique or procedure. This is an important concept for us to promote. Our patients are treated with lifestyle modification, exercise, nutritional supplements, diet and a whole-body approach to accelerate the natural healing process. We are not simply CMT providers.
The results of a global survey released late last year (2023) unveiled some startling findings among medical and nursing students. The “Clinician of the Future: 2023 Education Edition” surveyed 2,212 students, of which 446 were in the United States, from 91 countries.
